"...A parable from seasteading’s past goes some way in explaining. In 1971, millionaire property developer Michael Oliver attempted to establish the Republic of Minerva on a small South Pacific sand atoll. It was soon off-handedly annexed by Tonga, and, in a traumatic actualized metaphor, allowed to dissolve back into the sea. To defeat the predatory outreach of nations and tides, it is clearly not enough to be offshore: True freedom floats..."
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Mieville's article was crap. Here is my response:
http://www.distributedrepublic.net/archives/2007/10/02/i-think-i-got-some-beef-w-china-mieville
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